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bi•o•met•rics
n. (used with a sing. verb)
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1. The statistical study of biological phenomena.
2. The measurement of physical characteristics, such as fingerprints, DNA, or retinal patterns, for use in
verifying the identity of individuals.
s we see from the dictionary body. There are numerous examples, security and the ongoing effort to root out
A
definition above, the term which include fingerprints, DNA, face the terrorist.
‘biometrics’ refers to the recognition, iris recognition hand/palm
techniques for uniquely geometry, and even scent or odour Face Recognition
recognising human beings identification. Much of the biometric emphasis within
based upon one or more the aviation security industry is placed
physical or behavioural traits. It is can be • Behavioural characteristics are upon face recognition technologies. The
used to identify individuals in large groups. related to the specific behaviour of a reason for this is simply that it requires
The two main classes that biometric human. Examples of this include gait no physical contact, can be used for
characteristics can be divided into are analysis and voice analysis. identification and verification, and can
explained simply thus: be implemented within crowd situations.
This article aims to explore these The last ten to fifteen years have seen
• Physiological characteristics methods further, asking whether or not developments in the technology come on
are related to the shape or form of the they could help to improve aviation in leaps and bounds.
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